Africans should not be too harsh on China
We should be careful not to fall into the US-led trap of condemning China without due care and attention, says Onyekachi Wambu
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Too Black to Wear Whites – a timely book on sport in South Africa
This timely book brings the long-forgotten story of Krom Hendricks, who was barred from playing for South Africa in the 1890s, to the surface. Review by Mushtak Parker
Rwanda’s rapid response stalls march of coronavirus
Early and decisive action to close its borders and impose a lockdown has so far paid off for Rwanda in terms of few infections and only two deaths from coronavirus
Coronavirus: Egypt’s flexible approach seems to be winning
Rapid and well thought-out measures appear to have stemmed the tide of new infections in Egypt without causing major upheavals. Ahmed Fouad reports
AfDB’s TAAT initiative plants the seeds of change
Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), funded by the African Development Bank, is revolutionising African agricultural production. Report by Neil Ford
South Africa’s coronavirus consensus begins to crumble
Swift action by President Ramaphosa appears to have nipped the epidemic in the bud, but a blanket lockdown and heavy-handed enforcement is hitting ordinary people the hardest